New Pod! After scouring each roster in the NFL, I called up Jon to ask him to fill out The Concern Pyramid: How concerned should player, coach, or executive X be heading into the new season? Not concerned? Sneakily concerned? Mildly concerned? Pretty damn concerned? Or on red alert levels?
We discuss:
Whether the news about Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot injury is a big deal or not
The Raiders’ short, medium, and long-term planning
Whether Jon is buying my idea that the Raiders should explore a trade for Matthew Stafford
How much pressure is on the Bills’ brain-trust heading into the season
Who will be the fall guy in Cleveland, Dallas, and Los Angeles if those teams do not live up to expectations
How the Niners will sort through their quarterback room
Which coaches philosophies/schemes are being undercut by their team’s roster construction — and how they must adapt
A whole bunch more
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